Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

1,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.79/cwt +12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 522 lb · 111 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.94/cwt ≈ $1,099/hd at 758 lb · 70 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.96/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 619 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,358	883	1,018
Feeder cattle	1,158	680	751
Slaughter cattle	180	169	176
Replacement cattle	20	34	91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers uneven from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	282	7	175.00–185.00	$179.61	$507	-1.70
305–345	329	11	160.00–187.00	$180.32	$593	+2.90
360–385	369	10	167.00–185.00	$175.64	$648	-5.11
405–440	422	17	160.00–183.00	$175.40	$740	+2.55
451–492	475	44	140.00–185.00	$171.10	$813	+1.27
503–540	523	33	153.00–182.00	$168.63	$882	+7.97
540	540	4	160.00	$160.00	$864	-0.66
553–597	573	58	150.00–169.50	$161.87	$928	-2.02
605–645	619	59	145.00–169.00	$157.96	$978	+8.29
650–695	663	38	145.00–167.50	$158.87	$1,053	+11.73
715–747	737	38	130.00–160.00	$156.63	$1,154	+9.14
755–762	759	9	155.00–157.00	$156.00	$1,184	+14.50
815–822	819	6	130.00–145.00	$137.47	$1,126	+3.97
871–893	890	34	144.00	$144.00	$1,282	—
910	910	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,183	—
970	970	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,261	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	166.00	$166.00	$481	—
355–395	372	7	150.00–165.00	$160.53	$597	-6.97
400–448	427	15	143.00–165.00	$155.06	$662	+1.56
453–493	475	23	150.00–165.00	$162.78	$773	+4.95
500–540	519	34	122.00–163.00	$151.51	$786	+6.43
550–595	580	31	136.00–157.00	$147.56	$856	—
626–635	629	9	135.00–145.00	$139.47	$877	+11.97
675–695	685	6	136.00–143.00	$139.45	$955	-0.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	6	150.00–160.00	$154.90	$395	—
325–344	336	10	153.00–167.00	$158.41	$532	-5.83
345 thin fleshed	345	4	172.50	$172.50	$595	—
360–398	381	14	143.00–167.00	$153.95	$587	+3.92
403–445	429	34	131.50–164.00	$147.85	$634	-2.77
450–482	473	49	135.00–162.00	$153.47	$726	+11.78
500–548	520	96	132.00–163.00	$151.59	$788	+11.03
533 thin fleshed	533	15	160.50	$160.50	$855	—
575–594	585	15	131.00–156.50	$147.29	$862	+5.86
600–645	624	17	130.00–155.00	$140.62	$877	+0.59
648 value added	648	3	148.50	$148.50	$962	—
669 value added	669	5	146.00	$146.00	$977	—
650–695	670	34	130.00–155.50	$149.19	$1,000	+6.50
710–730	718	10	132.00–144.00	$139.31	$1,000	+11.75
757 value added	757	67	145.25	$145.25	$1,100	—
790	790	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,090	—
800–815	808	6	134.00	$134.00	$1,083	+10.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	337	11	135.00–149.00	$139.66	$471	+9.18
405–448	425	13	120.00–140.00	$130.08	$553	-0.75
447 thin fleshed	447	5	154.00	$154.00	$688	—
458–490	467	8	122.00–140.00	$128.31	$599	-10.79
515–525	519	5	126.00–132.00	$128.43	$667	+2.31
565–595	570	8	135.00–140.00	$137.64	$785	+8.03
601	601	5	138.00	$138.00	$829	—
606 thin fleshed	606	7	139.00	$139.00	$842	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	376	10	160.00–175.00	$165.42	$622	+7.26
400–445	421	19	150.00–168.00	$156.69	$660	-13.31
450–479	470	8	141.00–165.00	$150.95	$709	-9.60
505–548	523	26	135.00–159.50	$150.05	$785	+1.51
562–590	572	10	137.00–153.00	$145.10	$830	+5.00
610–645	621	8	130.00–145.00	$137.36	$853	-1.59
655–698	677	6	133.00–142.00	$137.36	$930	+7.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	150.00	$150.00	$540	—
424	424	4	132.00	$132.00	$560	—
452	452	3	131.00	$131.00	$592	—
550–580	563	10	127.00–144.00	$137.11	$772	-4.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	80-85%	1	51.50	$51.50	$476	—
840–1440	1119	80-85%	39	58.00–67.00	$63.53	$711	—
860–1880	1270	80-85%	30	67.00–75.00	$69.78	$886	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1580	1318	75-80%	6	47.50–65.50	$62.55	$824	-8.84
1095–1690	1381	75-80%	21	67.00–78.50	$70.93	$980	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1115	920	85-90%	14	38.00–56.00	$48.02	$442	-1.75
915–1050	998	85-90%	3	52.50–56.00	$54.10	$540	—
975–1070	1023	85-90%	2	30.00–35.00	$32.62	$334	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–2180	1588	11	65.00–92.00	$85.23	$1,353	+20.23
1920	1920	1	95.50	$95.50	$1,834	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–895	759	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–950.00	$808.98
595–938	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–825.00	$665.90
860–990	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$740.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1300	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–960.00	$889.46
1015–1540	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	785.00–1,000.00	$869.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	860.00	$860.00	-215.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1250	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,050.00	$937.50	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	11	115.00	$115.00	$450	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.